Health
Junior doctors vote to strike in UK
Junior doctors in Britain voted Thursday to stage their first "all-out" strikes in the history of the National Health Service (NHS) in a fierce pay row with the government.
Nov 19, 2015
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Cardiology
CPR by medics: Keep pumping or stop for rescue breathing?
Continuous chest compressions during out-of-hospital CPR by emergency medical responders did not offer survival advantages, when compared to interrupting manual chest pumping to perform rescue breathing. Nor were continuous ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Cardiology
In first real-world example, study shows mechanical and manual CPR produce equivalent survival
Mechanical CPR, in which a device is used by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers to deliver automated chest compressions during cardiac arrest resuscitation care, is associated with an equivalent survival rate for patients ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Health
Temporary ambulance locations reduces response times and may save lives
Ambulances deployed at temporary locations that can be changed depending on the time of day and accident statistics can reduce response time and may save lives on the way to the hospital. Researchers at Sahlgrenska University ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Surgery
Reducing aeromedical transport for traumas saved money and lives
Changes to the trauma triage protocol in Maryland resulted in decreased use of helicopter transport for trauma patients and improved patient outcomes, saving lives and money. The results of a 11-year study of the impact of ...
Oct 2, 2015
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Cardiology
Personal profile, not neighborhood factors, determines who calls EMS for stroke
Neighborhood factors do not influence the use of emergency medical services (EMS) for stroke as strongly as individual factors do, despite earlier indications that socio-demographic characteristics of the neighborhood explain ...
Sep 18, 2015
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Health
Two programs launching to reduce hospital readmissions, ease ER overcrowding
The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care and collaborators from the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agency and the Glendale and Santa Monica fire departments are launching two pilot programs designed to reduce ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Cardiology
CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be conducted for at least 35 minutes
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be conducted for at least 35 minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Yoshikazu Goto, associate professor and director ...
Aug 30, 2015
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Cardiology
Refractory cardiac arrest patients brought to hospital with ongoing CPR can recover
Refractory cardiac arrest patients brought to hospital with ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can survive with good brain function, according to research in nearly 4 000 patients presented at ESC Congress today ...
Aug 29, 2015
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Pediatrics
Pediatric training essential to improving out-of-hospital emergency care for children
A national survey of more than 750 emergency medical services providers conducted by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University identified airway management skills, personal anxiety and limited pediatric care proficiency ...
Aug 18, 2015
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